AP CALCULUS AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part A

1. NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR THIS QUESTION.

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Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part A

exist. Use correct limit notation in your answers.

(c) Is continuous at ? Using correct notation, justify your answer.

(d) Write a difference quotient that best approximates the instantaneous rate of change of at .

Part A

Both limits must be correct to earn the answer point. The response may still earn the points with use of equals rather than
approximately.

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples and to score the response.

0 1 2

The student response accurately includes both of the criteria below.

estimate for

answer

Solution:

and

Part B

At most 2 out of 3 points if mathematical notation for any limit is missing or incorrect.

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples and to score the response.

0 1 2 3

The student response accurately includes all three of the criteria below.

does not exist at with reason

values at and
does not exist at with reason

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Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part A

Solution:

and

does not exist because

does not exist because

and

Part C

At most 1 out of 3 points if mathematical notation for limit is missing or incorrect.

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples to score the response.

0 1 2 3

The student response accurately includes all three of the criteria below.

limit notation
limit value
answer with justification

Solution:

and

No, is not continuous at because

Part D

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples to score the response.

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Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part A

0 1

The student response accurately includes a correct difference quotient.

Solution:

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Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function is assumed to be the set of all real numbers for which
is a real number.

Let be the function defined by , where and are constants. The graph of has a horizontal
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(a) Show that and .

(b) To make continuous at , should be defined as what value? Justify your answer.

(c) At what value of does have a discontinuity due to a vertical asymptote? Give a reason for your answer.

Part A

The last point is earned for work that concludes with the correct values for both a, and b.

At most 3 out of 4 points if mathematical notation for limits is missing or incorrect.

Students do not have to show the factorization to earn the point.

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples and to score the response.

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Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part A

0 1 2 3 4

The student response accurately includes all four of the criteria below.

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verification

Solution:

Since has a removable discontinuity at and the denominator equals 0 at the numerator must
also equal 0 at

Part B

At most 1 out of 2 points if mathematical notation for any limit is missing or incorrect.

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples and to score the response.

0 1 2

The student response accurately includes both of the criteria below.

uses

answer with justification

Solution:

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Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part A

will be continuous at if

should be defined as to make continuous at

Part C

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples to score the response .

0 1

The student response accurately indicates with reason.

Solution:

The graph of has a vertical asymptote at because the denominator equals 0 at but the
numerator does not equal 0 at .

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Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part B

1. NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR THIS QUESTION.

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The number of fish in a pond at time years is modeled by the function defined above, where is a continuous
function such that .

(a) Find . Explain the meaning of in the context of the problem.

(b) Is the function continuous at ? Justify your answer.

(c) The function is continuous at . Is there a time , for , at which ? Justify your
answer.

Part A

The second point requires a reference to time increasing and the connection to the number of fish.

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples and to score the response.

0 1 2

The student response accurately includes both of the criteria below.

interpretation

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Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part B

Solution:

As time increases, the number of fish in the pond approaches 1600.

Part B

At most 2 out of 3 points if mathematical notation for limits is missing or incorrect.

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples and to score the response.

0 1 2 3

The student response accurately includes all three of the criteria below.

answer with justification

Solution:

Yes, is continuous at because

Part C

At most 1 out of 2 points if correct justification does not specifically reference

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples to score the response.

0 1 2

The student response accurately includes all of the criteria below.

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Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ Part B

answer with justification

specific reference to

Solution:

is continuous for

By the Intermediate Value Theorem, there must be at least one time for such that

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